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Incumbent County Commissioner David King said Monday that recent campaign fliers he mailed should have included a line stating he paid for the advertisement.

King apologized after his

opponent's campaign complained about the fliers. Miranda DeBruhl's husband, Kelly, who works on her campaign, told Buncombe County Election Director Trena Parker the campaign wanted to file a formal complaint.

They are running in county commissioner District 3 in the Republican primary.

North Carolina's rules require ads disclose who paid for them, according to the 2014 Campaign Finance Manual.

King also caught criticism for using the Buncombe County Republican Party's logo in the ads, which he said were mailed to about 1,300 people last week.

He said the disclosure line got left off at the printer. King said he did not notice the omission when proofing the ads. He said he paid for the ads.